January 18, 2002
       
 
       
KING FAHD CALLS UPON MUSLIM AND ARAB NATIONS TO UNITE THEIR EFFORTS, GIVE PRIORITY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND OVERCOME ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENCES TO FACE THE CHALLENGES.
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS RENEWS ITS CALL ON THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO FORCE THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION AUTHORITIES TO STOP THEIR PRACTICES AND REMOVE THE INJUSTCE SUFFERED BY THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE.
THE CABINET DECIDES TO TRANSFORM KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER INTO A PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENT.
 
THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES HOLDS TALKS WITH THE PRIME MINISTER OF BAHRAIN AND RECEIVES DELEGATIONS FROM THE KUWAITI PARLIAMENT AND THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THE SAUDI CROWN PRINCE DISCUSSES WITH BAHRAIN'S PRIME MINISTER BILATERAL RELATIONS AND THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS AND RECEIVES THE DELEGATION OF THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
PRIME MINISTER RAFIQ AL HARIRI INFORMS PRINCE ABDULLAH IBN ABDUL AZIZ ABOUT HIS TALKS WITH THE PAKISTANI PRESIDENT.
 
THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES RECEIVES A MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF CONCERNING THE TENSION WITH INDIA.
KING FAHD URGES PAKISTAN AND INDIA TO AVOID WAR.
THE PAKISTANI MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS IN RIYADH:
THE ROLE OF SAUDI ARABIA IS IMPORTANT AND INFLUENCIAL.
PRIME MINISTER AL HARIRI: PAKISTAN IS FOLLOWING A SPEEDY PATH TO INTEGRATE IN THE WORLD COMMUNITY AND FIGHT TERRORISM.
 
THE ARAB PERIODICAL SUMMIT WILL BE HELD IN BEIRUT AS SCHEDULED.
LEBANON OFFICIALLY WELCOMES THE ARAB LEADERS AND PRESIDENT LAHOUD DELEGATES 8 MINISTERS TO EXTEND INVITATIONS TO KINGS, EMIRS AND PRESIDENTS.
MOUSSA: SAUDI ARABIA, EGYPT AND SYRIA SUPPORT CONVENING THE SUMMIT IN BEIRUT.
PRIME MINISTER AL HARIRI: THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR DRAFTING POLITICAL POSITIONS AND IS LOOKING FOR A SUMMIT THAT WORKS FOR FORMULATING A UNIFIED STAND AND BOOSTING JOINT ARAB WORK.
 
THE WORLD CONDEMNS SHARON'S POLICIES AND WARNS FROM THE CONSEQUENCES.
ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER DEMOLISHES THE PALESTINIAN HOUSES ON THE HEADS OF THEIR CIVIL RESIDENTS AND PROMISES OF MORE KILLINGS AND DESTRUCTIONS.
ARAFAT DESCRIBES ISRAEL'S CLAIMS ABOUT SMUGGLING ARMS AS VERY SILLY.
PRESIDENT MUBARAK: ISRAEL'S USAGE OF FORCE WILL NOT BRING SECURITY AND STABILITY.
SPAIN'S FOREIGN MINISTER: DESTROYING GAZA AIRPORT CAN NOT BE JUSTIFIED AND THE SOLUTION NEEDS AN AMERICAN COMMITMENT.
 
THE ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE ASSEMBLY, AN AFFILIATE OF THE MUSLIM WORLD LEAGUE WARNS FROM INCITING CRUSADES JINGOISM IN THE WEST.
THE MAKKAH AL MUKKARAMAH STATEMENT CONDEMNS TERRORISM AND CAMPAINGS AGAINST MUSLIMS:
ISLAM HAS LEGITIMIZED JIHAD AGAINST THE OCCUPATION OF TERRITORIES AND LOOTING OF WEALTH.
 
SAUDI MINISTER OF ISLAMIC AFFAIRS: THE PROJECT OF DEMOLISHING AJYAD CASTLE AND REBUILDING IT SERVES THE HOLY MOSQUE IN MAKKAH AND THE MUSLIMS' INTERESTS.
THE DECISION IS WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THE KINGDOM'S TERRITORIAL SOVEREIGNTY AND DOES NOT VIOLATE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS REGARDING THE PRESERVATION OF ANTIQUITIES.
ISISCO: THE FORTRESS IS NOT REGISTERED IN THE LIST OF THE WORLD LANDMARKS OF THE HUMAN CIVILIZATION AND THE ISSUE IS AN INTERNAL MATTER THAT ONLY CONCERNS THE KINGDOM.
 
A SAUDI BOOKLET INCLUDES THE RULES AND GUIDELINES FOR HAJJ AFFAIRS.
THE MINISTER OF HAJJ: THE KINGDOM IS HAPPY TO WELCOME THE PILGRIMS AND EXTEND ALL FACILITIES AND HUMAN ENERGIES TO FACILITATE THE PERFORMANCE OF RITUALS.
ADHEREING TO THE REGULATIONS WILL HELP THE PILGRIMS TO PERFORM THEIR RETUALS IN COMFORT AND EASE.
 
TRANSFERRING AL QAEDA AND TALIBAN DETAINEES TO US GUANTANAMO BASE IN CUBA IS ONGOING.
WASHINGTON REFUSES TO CONSIDER THE DETAINEES PRISONERS OF WAR BUT ILLEGITIMATE FIGHTERS WHO WILL NOT BE TREATED ACCORDING TO THE GENEVA CONVENTION ACCORDS.
US WARPLANES POUND BASES, CAVES AND SHELTERS BELONGING TO AL QAEDA AND THE SPECIAL FORCES ARE CHASING BIN LADEN AND MULLAH OMAR.
SINGAPORE ARRESTS A TERRORIST CELL PLANNING TO BLOW UP WESTERN EMBASSIES, US NAVAL VESSELS AND AMERICAN COMPANIES.
 
IN BRIEF